Leading domestic and international conglomerates like Larsen & Toubro, Alstom, Tata Projects and Siemens are among the bidders for traction and power supply works for the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor.

Larsen & Toubro Ltd has secured a contract to build a $135 million stadium for Qatar's 2022 World Cup, an official told Reuters on Monday, in a boost for the Indian firm facing a slowdown in its key Middle East market due to low oil prices.

To connect important religious and tourist places between Bhavnagar and Somnath in Gujarat, four road projects worth Rs 2,640 crore have been awarded, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said on Monday.

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and a number of investors here have shown keen interest in India's "infrastructure growth story", Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday as he kicked off his 6-day visit to Japan aimed at attracting investments from Asia's second biggest economy.

With an aim to achieve zero accidents, Railways has sought more than Rs 1 lakh crore from the Finance Ministry to strengthen the tracks and for upgradation of the signalling system to ensure safe train operation.